The 2018 Barretts spring 2-year-olds in training sale has a new look comprising familiar parts. In previous years, the California-based auction company hosted a pair of juvenile-focused auctions – a select sale in early March featuring national-level stock, and an open sale in May geared toward local buyers. This year, Barretts combined those two sales into a single event.
Barretts spring sale of 2-year-olds in training hips to watch
One of the most intriguing subplots of the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale centered around a quintet of juveniles consigned by Kip Elser's Kirkwood Stables as agent for “Gulfstream Gallop LLC.”
The international Coolmore operation has been aggressive in its pursuit of foals by its late sire Scat Daddy at auction, and it made another big strike Wednesday at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale.
The top of the North American auction market has been increasingly strong over the past several years, and the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale displayed that in spades on Wednesday during its 2018 renewal with near-record average and median sale prices, led by a pair of $1.2-million juveniles.
The under-tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale showcased a consistent catalog on Monday, led by 11 horses tied for the fastest time at 10 seconds flat.
These are the top hips for sale at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale, which takes place Wednesday.
This year's Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale looks much like the previous three. The catalog size is relatively small, but packed with high-end pages and physicals. The expectations are unchanged.
A fifth-of-a-second’s difference can swing hundreds of thousands of dollars during the under-tack show of the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale, but for the good of the horse, Kip Elser of Kirkwood Stables will be trying something different.
A frugal buyer rarely makes headlines at Thoroughbred auctions, but bloodstock agent and racing manager Brooke Hubbard was the name on the lips of owners Steve Young and Greg Hall when Blended Citizen won the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on Saturday.
